Literary notes about change (AI summary)
Literary works use "change" in a myriad of ways, serving as both a concrete indication of transformation and a metaphor for deeper, internal shifts. It can denote a physical or symbolic alteration—as when a commitment is sealed with a change of rings [1] or when a character’s external appearance subtly shifts [2]—and also highlight the evolution of thought or mood, such as the transformation of inner attitudes during personal crisis [3] or a conversion of opinion [4]. The term is further employed to express the fluidity of social customs and natural order [5], as well as to underline moments of immutable constancy amid ongoing transitions [6]. Overall, "change" emerges as a powerful, multifaceted motif that underscores both the impermanence of external states and the enduring nature of inner identity.
- I swear, with this condition, too, I would, myself, change rings with you.
— from Faust [part 1]. Translated Into English in the Original Metres by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - She put down the child and made the change.
— from The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain - My dear fellow, if only you knew how passionately, with what anguish, I long for such a change.
— from The Duel and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - He explains that this is no sudden change in his opinions.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell - Ĉiu kutimo ŝanĝiĝos , every custom will change .
— from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed - Cassius, be constant: Popilius Lena speaks not of our purposes; For look, he smiles, and Caesar doth not change.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
